Distressed Itnum 9 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: posters, album art, zines, horror, punk, grunge, handmade, raw, analog, noisy, distressed print, analog texture, diy character, gritty display, stamp effect, rough-edged, blotty, inked, worn, organic.
A rough, inked display face with heavily irregular contours and subtly pitted counters, suggesting uneven pressure and imperfect printing. Strokes stay broadly consistent in thickness but wobble along their edges, creating a blotty silhouette and a lively, jittered rhythm. Letterforms are mostly upright and simple, with softened corners, occasional bulges, and small gaps or nicks that read like wear. Numerals and caps share the same distressed texture, keeping a cohesive, poster-like color across lines.
Best suited for headlines, posters, cover art, and short bursts of text where the distressed texture can be appreciated. It also works well for themed applications like gritty packaging, event flyers, zines, or stylized UI elements that mimic stamped or degraded print. For long-form text, larger sizes and generous spacing help preserve clarity.
The overall tone is gritty and tactile, evoking photocopies, rubber stamps, and worn typewriter impressions rather than clean digital outlines. It feels informal and a bit unruly—good for settings that want character, imperfection, and a DIY sensibility.
The design appears intended to capture an analog, degraded-print look—like ink bleed, worn plates, or photocopy noise—while keeping the underlying skeleton straightforward and consistent for reliable headline setting.
Because the distressing is built into the shapes, the texture becomes a prominent part of the reading experience, especially in longer lines. The dark, irregular edges create strong texture at display sizes and can visually thicken in dense paragraphs.